Aged Care (Conditions of Allocation Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia) Determination 2008 (No. 1) (Cth)

Aged Care (Conditions of Allocation – Extended Aged Care at Home – Dementia) Determination 2008 (No. 1)

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I, ALLISON ROSEVEAR, Assistant Secretary, Residential Program Management Branch, Ageing and Aged Care Division, Department of Health and Ageing, make this Determination under subsection 14-6(1) of the Aged Care Act 1997.

Dated   3^rd        October  2008

Allison Rosevear

ALLISON ROSEVEAR

Assistant Secretary, Residential Program Management Branch, Ageing and Aged Care Division, Department of Health and Ageing.

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1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Aged Care (Conditions of Allocation – Extended Aged Care at Home - Dementia) Determination 2008 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

1. Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the Aged Care Act 1997.

Extended Aged Care at Home – Dementia has the meaning given by section 15.8 of the Flexible Care Subsidy Principles 1997.

Payment Agreement means an agreement referred to in section 15.12 of the Flexible Care Subsidy Principles 1997.

1. Conditions relating to Extended Aged Care at Home – Dementia

The following conditions apply in respect of all allocations of flexible care places in the form of Extended Aged Care at Home – Dementia:

(a)        the approved provider must enter into a Payment Agreement with the Commonwealth, represented by the Secretary;

(b)        the approved provider must remain a party to a Payment Agreement while allocated a flexible care place in the form of Extended Aged Care at Home – Dementia; and

(c)        the approved provider must comply with the Payment Agreement.

1. Extent to which conditions apply

The conditions in this Determination apply:

(a) in addition to any conditions previously determined under subsection 14-6(1) of the Act; and

(b)        on and from the date of commencement of this Determination, to allocations that occurred before or after this Determination was made.

Note:      Paragraph 5(b) is consistent with subsection 14-6(3) of the Act.